The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-05

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ton. When the Amen" was spoken
they stepped quickly, though not
with improper haste, into the aisle,
and went to the beautiful girl whose
entrance had distracted their stten-
ton. Their words Of greeting were
elusive, and they fell TO talking at
once about the trips abroad in pros
pect. AS they passed up the aisle
Just behind rs | failed TO catch q
single word that had the remotest
connection with the topic Of the
sermon or the general service. And
when they reached the Broadway
sidewalk they kissed each other and
entered into their respective car
riages and were driven away. Every
movement had been quiet and unpro-
nounced, the effects being accomp-
lished with the skillful and unre-
served grace that distinguishes the
fashionable city bred girl from all
others in the world. And that is
how New York swell girls act in
church.
This June is q month OF brides In
"our best society" 1t has from year
to year become more and more an an
nual custom TO marry in the first
month Of summer. That enables the
couples to make an European bridal
trip at the desirable season. or to
laze through a season OF welded SEN
timentality at an American watering
place. The weddings this week quite
within the most restrictive bounds
of New Yerk's society" figure up to
thirteen. How time will fly with
them. The first thing they know it
will be summer again, and they will
be old welded pairs Of q year stand
ing. There was the pretty and sweet
Mrs. Cleveland. How little time
ago it seems since we were in a furry
here in New York over her mar
riage, and now she has gone to the
Adirondacks settled matron. 1t is
polite, isn't it. to talk and write
about the primogenial affairs of great
rulersf Well, my information is d.
rect and correct that. if the Ameri-
can Presidency was a matter of he
ridity, politicians might look forward
to next August with especial in
terest.
The canoe threatens to become
femininely fashionable. A woman
and canoe-the two ought to 60
we'll together, for ever since there
we're women and canoes they have
both had the reputation OF being
cranky.
"The fact Of the matter is, the Ca
noe has been slandered," said a belle
in talking about canoeing for women,
until it has got the reputation OF be-
ing unsafe. That is what makes it
popular among the more dashing of
our girls. She and her brother have
made the trip up the Hudson to AL
bany and back, camping out on the
way, and otherwise taking advantage
of all the opportunities for roughing
"What did you wears And what
did you do with your clothes2" l
asked. you surely didn't take a
Sunday bonnet along"
l wore blue flannel dress made
all in one piece, with blouse waist
no drapery, the skirt reaching to the
tops OF a pair of extra high boots. 1t
weighed q pound and half. | wore
o sailor hat and carried light jack
ct, to be ready for changes Of wealth
or. Our canoe is rather small to be
used as tandem-it measures four
teen feet by thirty inehes-so that
one could not have taken much lug
gage if We had wished. All that we
carried weighed only about thirty
pounds and OF this our Photographic
materials, plates, camera. etc.,
weighed between fifteen and twenty
pounds"
What did you do at night, sleep
on the ground and cover with your
canoe, or 60 to hstelf'
1--WE started with the intention OF
camping out every night, but good
camping places between here end Al
bany are not numerous, and we some
times had to stop at hotel. But We
did camp out about two thirds OF the
time. We carried small tent made
of sheeting, so that it would be Of
less weight than one of canvass
blanket apiece and a rubber blanket
to spread on the ground. We had {
tin pail apiece and a tin cup, til
plate, and knife each, and few
other primitive and necessary ar
ticles. Then we carried few canned
meats, but not much in that line, a
we expected to be able to buy mos
of what we would want at our camp
ing places. In that we were some
times badly disappointed, One even
ing we oamped near Esopus, tired an
hungry alter padding all day, an
walked over the hill to the countr
store to find something to eat. Blu
! all that was to be had was a loaf O
bakers bread and q bundle Of willie
beets. On another occasion all tina
we could get was some bread an
milk and green plums. But usual
we Jared reasonably well. Then tn
numerous icehouses along the Hud
son and the ice barges CONSTANT
going up and down made it easy
keep a tin pail of ice chips, whic
seemed quite a luxury.
"You did not feel afraid tossin
about in all that wind and water /
such a tiny shell of a boatf"
mot in the least. / knew tn
canoe and ! felt just as safe there a
l would on dry land. II the person
in canoe know how to handle it an
are reasonably prudent in their &C
tions there is absolutely no danger
If they only sit still in the bottom Q
the boat they can't overturn it
they try. One day we went aboard
brick barge and the astonishmen
the men who ran the big, clums
thing showed over our tiny craft wa
quite amusing. They considered u
miracles OF courage because we wer
willing to go on the water in such
cookie shell, and were absolutel
sure that we would be upset in los
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